Usually an application in Ubuntu should just prompt you for your ubuntu password. It is a bug that you're asked to log in as root
You can probably run qparted by running "kdesu qtparted" or "gksudo qtparted" ** Changed in: qtparted (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: None => qtparted ** Summary changed: - How do I access 'root' privilages ? + QTparted requests root privileges -- QTparted requests root privileges https://launchpad.net/bugs/92279 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs